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Just back from a couple of lovely days hols 
and the roundabout beds and others in Torquay and paington had yellow flowers poss pot marigolds with tall stems with mauve flowers on the top growing up through them any ideas at what they could be ? I was on the topdeck of the bus so couldn't get a closer look (possibly wouldn't have made any difference to whether I could name them 
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Verbena bonariensis?
https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/seeds/annuals/verbena_bonariensis.htm
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks again Dove
at Sarah haven they suggest mixing with white cosmos as well I can grow all of them from seed 
wonderful.
The sowing instructions say March but should I try and sow some undercover now to get them flowering next summer
You could try that with the Verbena - no need with the cosmos, sow them in the spring.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm going to the GC today so will look for seeds but if not will order from Sarah raven .
I live in that area, and yes, there are wonderful displays of Verbena Bonariensis on roundabouts in Totnes and Paignton. The Totnes one is underplanted with soft grasses and those blue thistles (can't remember the name) and they look fabulous.
That sounds marvellous green magpie perhaps I'll have a go at both planting ideas one bed totnes and the other paignton